Wednesday, December 3, 2008

I still can't quite believe that it ever happened. I kind of remember the flight to JFK, and walking around New York, and taking my shirt off a couple of times in what they assured me was a photographer's studio.

But the one you'll be wanting to get your squeeing little hands on (because I know who reads this y'ere blog) is the one full of crazy Hot Guys, like Jim (Busy Dad), Peter Shankman, and NYC Watchdog (again, namedropping people I've met in real life, although I've also met Wil Wheaton in real life and he totally isn't in the calendar).

Oh, and me. I'm heating up September. My number is 9, folks, and 9 is the number of the month whence I'll be staring at you. And my page is special, because it comes with a tiny, tiny, tiny webcam that will let me see into whatever room my page is in. That's right. Just as your dog is staring at me, I'll be staring right back. It's a special feature only available to the calendars purchased by first clicking on the link over on the right where it says "Click Here". (Editor's Note: None of that is true. There is no camera. Relax and/or stop posing in front of the picture and/or stop trying to make me look at what your kid threw up into that cup.)

I think I'll donate all proceeds from this to charity. Because that's what you do with this sort of thing, right? So here I'm accepting nominations for charities to donate the money to (I'm going to make you do-gooders fight it out over who dos the goodest). I'll decide by this Saturday at 11:59pm PST which charity/cause the money will go to (and I may trump all of you and pick one on my own).

Further, I will be using the calendars as a giveaway. I don't know how many I'll give away, but I'll do at least one, starting right now!

What the hell does the title of this post mean/refer to?

Answer that question in the comments (in the same comment you recommend a charity or in a different one; your choice) and you will be entered into a random drawing for your very own 2009 Hot Blogger Calendar (The Guys). And I'll autograph it for you if you want. Or write a poem for you. Or draw a moustache on Jim's picture. Whatever you want to have happen (within reason, of course). Contest ends on Saturday December 6th at 11:59pm PST.

Ok, let me see, the title of the post means that you had to pose with a vacuum for your shot in the calendar....hahaha

As for my charity of choice, believe it or not, I don't really have one.......I kind of go with the popular charity of the moment, you know like when someone is killed and people put up money for the information of the killer or take money to help the family bury.

You can learn all about it at www.charitywater.org. They dig wells in countries where people have trouble getting access to clean water. My little brothers did the September birthday donation thing (you can read about it on the website) a year ago. The runners in my family are also running a marathon to raise money for a well. One in six people in the world doesn't have access to clean water. One. In. Six. Go watch the videos - they'll make you cry....

Hmm.. what to donate proceeds too .. my vote is to Fatty over at fat cyclist, who, like you is a dad, with 3? 4? kids, and a wife with cancer. He has set up a Team Fatty with the LiveStrong Challenge, and is aiming for the largest team, and largest donations. All for a REALLY good cause. Check it out :)

Dammit. Your site paid me back for my site eating your comment by eating mine just now. Vindictive bastard, your site is.

Let's see, I guessed that your title was probably something Seth Godin related. Then I asked you to draw me a fu-manchu because it's the only facial hair ensemble I could ever adopt to outshine yours. Or something.

I think I'm glad I have no idea what the title is referencing since I don't think I like the idea of you staring at me while I tinkle. Where else would I put a hot blogger's calendar than the bathroom, after all.

Food bank, btw. A little bit of money can go really far in feeding a family.

I'd like to suggest ChildFocus (http://www.childfocusnv.org/). They're a non-profit based in Las Vegas helping foster kids have as close to a normal life as possible. It seems fitting that proceeds from a parent blogger would go to a cause to help kids with messed up family lives.